Los Angeles Lakers History: Players with 60-point Games

The complete list with Lakers players who scored at least 60 points in an NBA game

There are a total of 68 performances of 60 or more points in NBA history. Fourteen of them had Lakers players as protagonists. Despite WIlt Chamberlain being the king of the high-scoring games with 32 of them (check the complete list), he only did it twice as a Laker.

Elgin Baylor had four 60+ games, including one of the only 2 performances of this kind in the playoffs in NBA history (the other: Michael Jordan with 63). His 61 points are still the NBA Finals record.

Kobe Bryant had six 60-point games, including his famous 81. Kobe, Baylor and Chamberlain are three of the 4 players in league history who did it more than once (the other one is Michael Jordan, 5 times)

Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry West and George Mikan did it once each.

Los Angeles Lakers History: Players with 60-point Games

Points

Player

Team

Opponent

Date

81

Kobe Bryant(1)

Los Angeles Lakers

Toronto Raptors

1/22/2006

71

Elgin Baylor

Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks

11/15/1960

66

Wilt Chamberlain

Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

2/9/1969

65

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Portland Trail Blazers

3/16/2007 (OT)

64

Elgin Baylor

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

11/8/1959

63

Jerry West

Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks

1/17/1962

63

Elgin Baylor

Los Angeles Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

12/8/1961 (3OT)

62

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Dallas Mavericks

12/20/2005

61

Kobe Bryant (2)

Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks

2/2/2009

61

Shaquille O'Neal

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers

3/6/2000

61

Elgin Baylor (3)

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

4/14/1962

61

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

Rochester Royals

1/20/1952 (2OT)

60

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Utah Jazz

4/13/2016

60

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Memphis Grizzlies

3/22/2007

60

Wilt Chamberlain

Los Angeles Lakers

Cincinnati Royals

1/26/1969

Notes:
(1) Second best ever in NBA history.
(2) Madison Square Garden record
(3) In the playoffs / NBA Finals record.